Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Palau_Islands
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased control over the Palau Islands
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
Approximately 3,000 Japanese casualties
Approximately 1,000 US casualties |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Rupertus
Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Portrayed in films and literature
|
| gptkbp:date |
September 17, 1944
|
| gptkbp:defense |
Japanese fortifications
|
| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
Influenced post-war Pacific relations
|
| gptkbp:duration |
September 17, 1944 to September 30, 1944
|
| gptkbp:enemy |
September 17, 1944
Japanese garrison |
| gptkbp:finale_date |
Lessons learned for future operations
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Battle reports and after-action reviews
|
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
Documented in military history books
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Part of the larger campaign in the Pacific
Key battle in the Pacific campaign |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Angaur
|
| gptkbp:intelligence |
Reconnaissance missions
|
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Annual remembrance events
Commemorative sites on Angaur |
| gptkbp:landscape |
Jungle and rocky beaches
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future amphibious operations
|
| gptkbp:location |
Angaur Island
|
| gptkbp:logistics |
Supply chain challenges
|
| gptkbp:military_branch |
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:battle Surviving participants |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Combined arms operations
|
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Amphibious landing craft
|
| gptkbp:mood |
Boosted Allied morale
|
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
September 30, 1944
Lessons for future amphibious assaults |
| gptkbp:notable_ships |
gptkb:US_Navy
|
| gptkbp:objective |
Capture the island for airfield construction
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Peleliu
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic capture of the island
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of Palau Islands
Proximity to the Philippines |
| gptkbp:supports |
gptkb:US_Army_Air_Forces
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| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
Flanking maneuvers Island hopping strategy Defensive strongholds Overwhelming force deployment |
| gptkbp:type |
Amphibious assault
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